Description: Rand is on the run with Min, but his destination is a mystery to Cadsuane.

Mazrin Taim, the leader of the Black Tower, is revealed to be a liar, but his purpose remains shrouded in secrecy.

Perrin is hunting desperately for Faile, now a prisoner is Sevanna's sept. With Elyas Machera, Berelain, the Prophet, and a very mixed army of disparate forces, he is moving through country rife with bandits and roving Seanchan ... while in the wolfdream the man called Slayer seems to be hunting Perrin.

In Tar Valon, the schemers and counter-schemers in Elaida's White Tower are shaken to the core when Egwene and the rebels appear suddenly outside the walls.

In Edou Dar, the Seachan princess known as Daughter of the Nine Moons arrives - and Mat, who has been recuperating in the Tarasian palace, is introduced to her. Will the marriage that has been foretold come about?